Last confirmed: Air Force, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Carlsbad, CA
Shayne Davern: RB · Air Force · #43.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Shayne Davern
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his third year in the same backfield at Air Force. One game to point at: 98 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Hawai'i — Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 18.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 6.5% of his carries. 4 carries for 10 yds vs San José State; 22 for 91 vs Hawai'i.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
12 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (100.0%). 6 of the team's 43 inside-the-5 carries (14.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21vs Abilene Christian | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Georgia State | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20@ Utah State | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-14vs Navy | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-35@ Wyoming | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 40-45vs New Mexico | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34vs Hawai'i | 24 | 98 | 4.1 | 1 | 12 | Season-high 98 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 31-21@ Fresno State | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-12@ Army | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-46vs Colorado State | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-38@ San José State | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-20vs No. 20 Boise State | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 116 | 475 | 4.1 | 4 | 26 |
Week 13 · 2016
W 27-20
vs Boise State
38 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With S. Brosy — 40.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 56 long · A. Worthman — 80 rush yds (26 car) · 45 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 38.4
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%108 carriesFumble rate
0.9%1 of 116 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.1 yds/carry on 116 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 28-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 54.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 24.6 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 34.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 44.7 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
15.7%
150 pass / 806 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
162 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
116 carries and 4 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 1,311 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
